Love Wrecking Cars?

Did you love the over-the-top, reckless racing action of the FlatOut series? Or the ferocious wrecking fests of the Destruction Derby games? We did too!

What if you could somehow relive those glorious moments, mixed with some serious Street Rod inspired vehicle upgrading and spiced up with fierce online races where players can battle it out with their tricked out bangers?

Now THAT would be something.

Over the years, you’ve been asking the same thing over and again: When are you going to get back to your roots, and create another high-octane racing game that would capture the spirit of over-the-top action and reckless racing as the legendary games of the past?

We’ve heard you, and we now have some pretty exciting news for you. Our next racing game is going to bring those unforgettable moments up-to-date, and the best part of it all is that we want to make it with YOU!

It’s called Next Car Game.

Why Should You Care?

Unique Racing Experience.

First and foremost, we’re building a FUN racing game with PERSONALITY. It’s all about the stuff that really matters: varied tracks, cool cars, and the defining once-in-the-lifetime moments that can be achieved only with true-to-life physics simulation.

If you’re familiar with the original FlatOut experience, you already know what we’re aiming at: exhilarating racing action with sophisticated physics and damage modeling, only this time we’re upping the ante on almost every front. This is the game we envisioned way back in the early 2000s, only re-imagined for today’s technology and gaming standards.

Awesome Cars.

The cars are old, cheap, banged up, patched together, rusty… just awesome! In short, our cars ooze with STYLE! You won’t find anything like them in other racing games.

We’ve got variety: everyone loves the old American heavy-hitters from the muscle car era, but we’re not neglecting the fun little European and Asian cars from the long-gone decades either. The best part is that you’ll be taking them apart and building them back up again in your garage. Need more horsepower on a budget? No problem, scour the classifieds for a bargain supercharger – just remember that a cheap bargain find might not withstand too much punishment!

The career is as much about your garage and your project cars as it is about racing.

Exciting Engine.

Our in-house ROMU engine is a beast. A hell-bent beast that’s precision-engineered for high-speed, breakneck racing. You could not create this experience with just any engine. The ROMU engine is all about heavy metal going way too fast and crashing into stuff.

At Bugbear we’re all about putting you in the driver’s seat. That’s why our engine is simulating everything, to give you great feedback on what your car is doing. You’ll feel the little bumps on the track, the weight of your car when you go over them – and most certainly you’ll feel it when you’re being dealt some damage, only that getting HURT has never before felt so good!

We can’t wait to show you what we can do with today’s hardware. Now we have fully dynamic visual car damage (no predefined damage models!), and the environments are more destructible than ever before.

Essentially, we can now put a ton of flying metal and dirt in the air at any given time, and we certainly will!

It’s a motorsport with attitude.

Why Do We Need Your Help?

It’s actually very simple. This is not going to be a small game, we have a lot of ambition on what Next Car Game could be. We’ve invested over one million dollars into the game already. This would normally be the time when we go looking for a publisher to take us the rest of the way. This time, however, we want to make the game that we want – the game that you want – not the game that a publisher wants. Making games costs some serious money, but if everything goes well, we’ll have a great, tight-knit community that’s going to support a lot of awesome content over the years!

We at Bugbear have a long track-record of making high-octane racing games, and we know that we can pull it through with your support. We’ve been making racing games for over 13 years, and this is our tenth (10 !) game. We’re recreating a type of experience we’ve already shipped three times on four different platforms, so we do know what we’re doing.

Why Should I Pre-Order?

Early Access.

You get to make this game with us. By pledging support you will get an instant access to the Early Access version of the game that’s available to our early supporters only.

The Early Access version is going to serve as a basis on which we will continue building the game based on your feedback on what works and what sucks.

Shape the game to something you want to play!

Support Us.

Pre-ordering really helps us make the game you deserve. Your support is absolutely vital to this game! We have decided to make this game without a publisher, but to do that we need to find the money elsewhere. Doing it with the fans gives us a lot more creative freedom.

You get to communicate DIRECTLY with the development team to make sure we’re making the all-out racing game that you want. By backing us now, you get to say your word on the design. Want a specific game mode? Don’t think your favorite car model is included? Let’s hear it!

No compromises made for appealing to the mainstream – this one is for our dedicated fans!

A Great Deal.

It’s a great deal that we want to give to our fans. The final game will cost more than pre-ordering., so you’re saving money by supporting us now.

Pre-ordering is also your chance to get many neat options that are not going to be available later – custom cars and paintjobs, a chance to be featured in the game or listed in the credits. There are also digital extras like the soundtrack and exclusive wallpapers, and those might not be available later.

We expect to build a great community around Next Car Game. Our early supporters are going to be its stars and we’re going to make sure they’re recognized with special community badges.

If you want the stuff, get it now!

Frequently Asked Questions

We’re making the game for the PC first, including all those neat PC features such as wheel support. Console versions (both next-gen and/or current-gen) are possible later if we raise enough money. PS4? Xbox One? It’s up to you!

What engine are you using to build the game?

We’re using ROMU, our in-house engine that we’ve been building since 2000. It’s very good at racing and destroying stuff. We do use some middleware solutions where it makes sense – audio, presentation, some network functionality.

Will the game be completed no matter how much or little money is raised through pre-orders?

Yes. We’ve got everything together for the content in the basic Alpha version already. That version of the game will be released for sure.

What will you do with the extra money?

It’s all going into the development of Next Car Game. We have pretty big plans, and the fans have submitted a lot of requests. Stretch goals for the funding will be revealed during the campaign.

Where can I buy the game?

The game is delivered through Steam, and you can purchase it through this site or directly from Steam.

Isn’t it risky?

We’ve been working on the game for over a year already. The game is already playable and it looks and plays great! We’re essentially re-imagining a game we’ve already shipped three times on four platforms (FlatOut, FlatOut 2, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage on PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360) – it’s not like this is the first time we’re doing this.